[syn: calvaria, skullcap]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Skullcap \Skull"cap`\, n.
1. A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a
headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection.
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2. (Bot.) Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the
calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a
helmet with the visor raised.
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3. (Zool.) The Lophiomys.
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Mad-dog skullcap (Bot.), an American herb (Scetellaria
lateriflora) formerly prescribed as a cure for
hydrophobia.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
skullcap
n 1: rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head
2: a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx
that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised
[syn: skullcap, helmetflower]
3: the dome of the skull [syn: calvaria, skullcap]